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fleamailman

Posted 04 September 2007 - 03:07 PM

fleamailman

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look out for size limitations too, for example some older computers will only recognize up to a certain size harddrive and no bigger, best use the size of the harddrive you have now as the guideline, another problem often the older harddrives bought new are more expensive than bigger new ones, so you are doing the right thing in buying second hand but dsenette is right go for a direct buy where possible in a second hard shop, rather than ebay, thanks

shard92

Posted 05 September 2007 - 09:57 AM

shard92

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The only other thing to be concerned with is the thickness of the drive.... If you get an older drive it MAY be to thick to fit in the hard drive. This is becoming less of a factor unless you have an ultra slim laptop but still something worth being aware of, especially when dealing with older equipment...